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Community comes together to build new playground in six hours

With the help of Disney and KaBoom, residents in West Sacramento came together to build a brand new playground in just six hours.

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Updated: 6:54 PM PDT May 31, 2015

Community comes together to build new playground in six hours

With the help of Disney and KaBoom, residents in West Sacramento came together to build a brand new playground in just six hours.

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Updated: 6:54 PM PDT May 31, 2015

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WEBVTT MINIMUM BID, AND CONTINUES UNTIL FRIDAY. THE MAGIC OF DISNEY CAME TO WEST SACRAMENTO, AND IT WILL BE STAYING THERE THANKS TO A PARTNERSHIP THEY CREATED WITH THE CITY TO CREATE A BRAND-NEW PLAYGROUND IN JUST SIX HOURS. BRIAN: KRISTEN SIMOES WAS THERE, AND SHOWS US WHAT IT TOOK TO GET THE JOB DONE. KRISTEN: THEY SAY IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD, AND IN WEST SACRAMENTO, 400 VOLUNTEERS CAME TOGETHER TO BUILD A PLAYGROUND. THEY KIDS ARE GOING TO LOVE THE PARK, THEY DESIGNED IT. IT IS A TOM SAWYER FEET. THE COMMUNITY REALLY BELIEVES IN THEM. KRISTEN: IT IS A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN THE CITY AND TO MAGICAL ORGANIZATIONS -- DISNEY AND THE NONPROFIT KABOOM. THIS IS THEIR 62ND COMMUNITY BUILD AND THEIR FIRST IN THE REGION. CELEBRATING 60 YEARS OF CREATING MAGICAL MEMORIES FOR FAMILIES AROUND THE WORLD. WE WANTED TO SHARE IN SACRAMENTO. WE WILL HAVE DIFFERENT TEAMS -- SOME WILL GO FOR SLIDES AND SWINGS IN ZIP LINES, OTHERS WILL BUILD BENCHES AND GARDENS. PEOPLE ARE COMING TO BUILD THE PARK FOR THE KIDS TO HAVE FUN. IT IS PRETTY NICE. KRISTEN: IT WAS EXPECTED TO TAKE A FULL SIX HOURS, TO TRANSFORM AN EMPTY CORNER OF THE PARK INTO SOMETHING THESE KIDS CAN'T WAIT TO SEE. I WOULD THANK THEM FOR EVERYTHING THEY HAVE DONE FOR US. KRISTEN: IT IS A PROJECT THAT WOULD BUILD NOT JUST A PLAYGROUND, BUT MEMORIES AND GRATITUDE FOR THE MAGIC OF VILLAGE CAN CREATE IN JUST ONE DAY. BRIAN: AFTER THE BUILD WAS COMPLETE, THE GATES WILL BE CLOSED UNTIL FRIDAY. WE DON'T GET TO SEE WHAT IT

Community comes together to build new playground in six hours

With the help of Disney and KaBoom, residents in West Sacramento came together to build a brand new playground in just six hours.